Planning for Equity

We promise to energize our partnership to elevate and amplify justice, equity, and humanity in the Narragansett Bay region.

 
 

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Environmental Justice Planning Tools

Let’s move the needle of change! The Estuary Program is developing and piloting a set of working resources and planning tools to look systematically at our own work through the lenses of equity, sustainability, and climate resilience. We hope other organizations and regions may find them useful.

  • Environmental Justice Planning & Mapping Tool

    Use this mapping tool to characterize the demographics of proposed project areas. Locate, characterize, and prioritize communities where the impacts of environmental hazards could be intensified.

  • User Guidance: Environmental Justice Planning & Mapping Tool

    Download the user guidance for the Environmental Justice Planning & Mapping Tool.

  • Equity Strategy

    Download NBEP’s 2023 Equity Strategy, outlining our plan to commit at least 50% of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds we receive in fiscal years 2024-2026 to projects in environmental injustice areas.